I eventually did just have to look up a video for taking out sentries with Demoman, because I don't know what the fuck. It did give me some useful pointers, although it still offered no tactics for when sentries are directly above you, as is so often the case with 2Fort. Once you walk out into the open, you're torn to shreds by the automated gun above you, and I can't think of any counter beyond just using an ubercharge and blasting it while invulnerable, which is not a reliable strategy.

(Did I mention I hate sentries? Fuck those things. They're the most broken part of the game.)

sticky-jumping your way across the roof of the bridge to come up behind them.

Had not considered this. INTERESTING.

And I got gyp'd and all I got from Valve's gift giveaway thing is a coupon for 50% off a Valve game (you mean those games that usually go down to $5 if you wait long enough anyway?) and a lump of coal. The only reconciliation I get from this is that now I'm justified in grumbling, "I got a rock."

(Seriousky, even though other RL's might be faster or stronger, using the Quake one just feels right. I see that gun model dead-center at the bottom of the screen and my brain is like, "Yes, this is correct.")

Yes, Benny got it as a random drop and I assume that still occurs, and it's for the Soldier. And yes, it orients itself at the bottom-center of the screen just like the original Quake RL and has the same firing sound effect. It's totally sweet.